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The U.S. navy was named the Great White Fleet that completed a trip through parts of the globe from December 1907 to February 1909. President Roosevelt sent sixteen battleships along with escorts to demonstrate the U.S.'s eminent military and the exceedingly powerful navy adequacy. Through the fleet, Theodore Roosevelt sought to protect their overseas aquisitions and enforce treaties

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